חָפָה
cha.phah (H2645)
to cover
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "cha.phah" (H2645) means "to cover." This physical action can refer to covering something or someone with a physical object, such as a cloth or a layer of material. The word is used 12 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in various contexts. The range of usage for "cha.phah" is broad, encompassing different scenarios. It can describe covering a person's face or body, as in the case of mourning or shame. It can also refer to covering a surface or object, such as a bed or a table. In some instances, "cha.phah" is used to describe covering or hiding something, like a sin or a secret. The significance of "cha.phah" lies in its association with concepts like modesty, shame, and concealment. It highlights the importance of covering or hiding certain aspects of ourselves or our actions, reflecting a cultural value on modesty and discretion.
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David went up by the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot. All the people who were with him each covered his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
He made the larger room with a ceiling of cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.
He also overlaid the house, the beams, the thresholds, its walls, and its doors with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.
He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
Mordecai came back to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in front of me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.
Their nobles send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.
Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.